SoNa Chicago Contemporary Art - South of North Avenue (SoNa)

A contemporary art gallery located in the Wicker Park/Bucktown/West Town neighborhood of Chicago.

Goldilocks Moment
Jan 9 - Feb. 7, 2026
Exhibition Reception:
Fri., Jan 16, 6-9 pm

Featured Artists:  
Anthony Adcock
dado
Marco G. Ferrari
Hannah Givler
Maymay Jumsai
Stacee Kalmanovsky
Paul G. Somers
Jay Wolke

Promotional poster for an art exhibition titled 'Goldilocks Moment' at SoNa Chicago, showcasing silhouettes from a performance or dance piece with a nature and surreal theme, held from January 9 to February 7, 2026.

See the listing on Chicago Gallery News here.

Next Exhibition:
Jack Poker
Beneath an Economy of Sky
Feb 20 - March 21, 2026
Opening Reception:
Fri., Feb 20, 6-9 pm

Abstract mixed media artwork featuring a light blue background with black circles, red lines, and various numbers, text, and collage elements.

 

Below: Exhibition, Lightness and Being, group show, Nov 8, 2024 - Jan 11, 2025

Gallery wall with various colorful artworks and sculptures on white pedestals, titled 'lightness and being'
View of an art gallery window showing various paintings inside, with two women looking at art and talking.
Visitors observing artworks in an art gallery, including paintings and mixed media pieces displayed on white walls.
A minimalist art display on a white wall with five square canvases, each featuring a circular textured element above a colorful abstract pattern with leaf-like shapes in earth tones.

 

Below: Exhibition, Laleh Motlagh, Entanglement, May 31 - July 20, 2024

 

Cycles and Voids Series, photo credit: Frank Geiser

Art gallery interior with four minimalist line drawings on the wall and a vertical sculpture made of dried plants near large window.
A poster advertising Laleh Motlagh's art exhibition titled 'Entanglement' running from May 31 to July 20, featuring abstract black line drawings resembling tangled wires or roots, with shadows cast on the background and the SoNa Chicago logo in the bottom right corner.

 

Below: Exhibition, Paul Gerard Somers, Muscle Memory, March 29 - May 11, 2024

Below, right: Thank you to the wonderful arts community of Chicago and beyond for voting SoNa Chicago as “Best Art Gallery” in the Chicago Reader’s Best of Chicago 2024!

Museum gallery with artwork and visitors, large plush hand sculpture with hanging plush animal, people viewing framed artworks on the wall, and each other, in a well-lit space.
An art gallery with two large hanging art installations. The left installation features numerous cutouts of sports badges, patches, and symbols in various colors and shapes suspended from a horizontal rod. The right installation displays a dark rectangular panel with illuminated masks made of a yellowish material, with some masks featuring human facial features and others resembling animal or stylized faces, illuminated from behind.
Award badge with yellow and black design, recognizing the best art gallery in Chicago in 2024, awarded to SoNa Chicago for contemporary art.